Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Olivia Rodrigo Was ‘Surprised’ Fans Thought ‘Vampire’ Was About Taylor Swift: ‘I Never Say Who Any of My Songs Are About’
variety.comMcKinley Franklin editor Olivia Rodrigo is addressing rumors that “Vampire,” the first single part of her sophomore album “Guts,” is about Taylor Swift. “I was very surprised when people thought that,” she told the Guardian. “I never want to say who any of my songs are about.
I’ve never done that before in my career and probably won’t. I think it’s better to not pigeonhole a song to being about this one thing.” Speculation surrounding “Vampire” being linked to Swift stems from claims of plagiarism related to tracks from Rodrigo’s debut album “Sour.” After fans noticed that her “Deja Vu” track shared similarities with Swift’s own “Cruel Summer,” she ended up giving 50% of the credits and royalties for the track back to Swift.
She, too, was met with plagiarism claims against her standout “Good 4 U” to that of Paramore’s “Misery Business,” to which she also shared the credits and royalties back to the band. “Vampire’s” lyrics led fans to believe the track was about the credits/royalties issue between the two artists as Rodrigo’s lyrics reference being bled dry for the sake of stardom and status: “Bloodsucker, famefucker / Bleedin’ me dry, like a goddamn vampire.” When the plagiarism claims first came her way, Rodrigo revealed it was “disappointing to see people take things out of context and discredit any young woman’s work.” Now, however, she shares she has a better grasp on the inner workings of the music industry at full. “I was so green as to how the music industry worked, the litigious side,” she said. “I feel like now I know so much more about the industry and I just feel…better equipped in that regard.
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